SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 31, 2012
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MARYLAND
333-171913
45-1496206
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)
 
identification number)

One Farm Glen Boulevard, Farmington, CT
Farmington, Connecticut 06032
(860) 676-4600
(address and telephone number)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Item 8.01
Other Events
   
SIGNATURES

 
 

 

Item 8.01
Other Events.
 
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc., the parent company for Farmington Bank, indicated that its fourth quarter 2011 results will be significantly impacted by the addition of approximately $3.2 million to its loan loss reserve primarily to reflect deterioration in commercial real estate loans that were originated prior to 2008.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
   
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
(c)
Not applicable.
(d)
Not applicable.
   
 

 
 
 

 
 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
FIRST CONNECTICUT BANCORP, INC.
   
 
By:  /s/ John J. Patrick, Jr.
 
John J. Patrick, Jr.
 
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
   
   
Date:  January 31, 2012